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Free State (1921-1937), Pattern Shilling, 1927, by P. Morbiducci, in silver, harp, rev. bull right, edge plain, 6.05g/6h (Brady, SNC June 1976, p.238, no.23, this coin; S –; DF –; KM. Pr 6). Obverse with several surface scratches and rim nicks and a small area of discolouration by rs of saorstat, very fine, reverse better, extremely rare, only eight specimens known (£1,500-2,000)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norwich Collection.

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Provenance:
Acquired by C. Denton, 1973 (Irish Numismatics, Nov.-Dec. 1973, p.41)
Dunns FPL in World Coins, July 1974, p.1293, and World Coin News, August 1974, p.31
bt T. Dunn June 1975.

See footnote to the previous lot. Of the other silver shillings, two specimens are in the complete sets owned by the National Museum of Ireland since 1927, a third example was in the set owned by Brady himself (Millennial Collection, 29 April 2000, lot 449, ex Morbiducci archive, 1976), a fourth specimen, slabbed in a PCGS holder and graded SP 61, was offered in SNC February 2004 (IM 662, £5,000), a fifth example, reputed to be virtually FDC, was in the collection of the late Dr Thomas Agnew (ex SCMB July 1946), stolen in 1970 and not seen since, a sixth coin was offered as part of a group by Patrick Finn in 1998 (FPL 12, February 1998, 456, £15,000), and a seventh specimen was in the Morbiducci archive in 1976. Sold with related newspaper cuttings from Irish Numismatics, World Coins and World Coin News